The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-08-18

sue and be sued and have success
sion through the said trustees and
their successors for the period OF
fifty years, to use common seal
and to alter the same at pleasure,
purchase hold and dispose of and
convey real and personal estate to
the amount of fifty thousand dollars.
2nd. The trustees shall elect OF
their own number one president,
one vice president, and secretary
and treasurer and may also appoint
such subordinate officers and
agents as the business interests of
the corporation in the opinion OF
the trustees may require and fix
their compensation and prescribe
their duties and term of Office and
may enact from time to time by laws
as they may deem for the interest OF
the corporation for the management
of its business and property and
the regulation of its affairs not in
consistent with the general laws Of
the land.
3rd. The trustees herein named
shall hold their offices until their
places become vacant by death, res
ignation or removal from the coun-
ty or removal by the board for cause
and any vacancy occurring shall be
filed by the board at regular meet
| ing of nominations made by the Off
GERS of the said Methodist Episcopal
Church, South ,esta blished at Pulas
XII, that is to say by the present Of
ficers and their successors OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
now established at Pulaski and by
whom the present trustees were
elected.
4th. That the aforesaid trustees
and their successors in office shall
receive from the personal rcpresen-
tatives of Thomas Martin, dec'd d,
the Request contained in the 18th
item in his will, and appropriate the
same as directed in his will, and
they shall also receive from said
officers of the NJ. E Church, South,
established at Pulaski or their sue
cessors in office the bequest con
tanned in the 9Th item of said will
as soon and as often as the same
shall come to the hands of said
Ichurch officers or their success ors
| (Which fund has been pledged by
said officers to this corporation anC
appropriate the same to the institu
ton here incorporated in the man
ner directed in said will.
9th. That the trustees Of sale
corporation shall have power tc
procure subscriptions in sucl
amount and payable at such times
as they may deem proper for the
| benefit of said corporation and in thu
name OF said corporation purchas
real and personal estate and cree
suitable buildings for all the pur
poses of q female school, purchas,
furniture, apparatus, library ant
10 all other things necessary tt
make q first-class institution.
9th. The institution shall at al
times be under the exclusive care
. control and management of tn
! trustees who shall have the powe
to direct its business, select princi
pals, instructors, matrons, tutor
etc, prescribe discipline course o
study and rules and regulations 70
the government Of the institution
except so far as they delegate tn
same from time to time to the prin
cipal they may install in charge o
the institution.
7th. The board Of trustees shall
have power to confer or to author
,, ize the faculty of sold college I
.. coufer such testimonials and schO
> Iastlc attainments as their discre
Cion may dictate and may give dip
Tomas, confer degrees and honor
under such rules and regulations o
they from time to time prescribe.
4 Sth. The College shall be urde
The fostering care of the trustee
Of the annual conference OF the etL
odist Episcopal Church, South, bu
' not in such manner as to limit til
: powers and duties herein conferre
: upon the trustees.
In testimony whereof we tn
aforesaid trustees do sign the sam
for purposes of registration to sc
: cure the bowers and franchises of
corporation.
JNo. G. BROWN,
JNO. a. TINNoN,
A. Cox.
p. II. EzELL,
j. 3. CHILDERs,
j. p. MAY,
JNo. I. STEELE,
WM. +. BALLENTINE,
JAMES A. SUMTER. -
STATE OF TENNEssEE,l
GILES COUNTY
, Personally appeared before m'
/ Jno. f. Rose, clerk of the count
court of said county,Jno. G. Brown
!, Jno. A. Tinnon, A. Cox, 7
II. Ezell, j. B. Childers, j. |
May, Jno. T. Steele, William
+. Ballentine, and James A. Stump
To- ter, the within named trustees an
, corporators with whom [ am per
, sonally acquainted, and who &C
knowledged thai they executed tn
p within attached memorandum of II
] corporation for the purpose, therei
contained.
/ Witness my hand at my office i
D Pulaski, this 9th day of July, 1871
! JNo. f. ROSE,
P Clerk Giles County Court.
/ w. Houston D. c..
j No. July Reed. D o'clock |
m, July 9, 1870.